The melody to the Russian national anthem is heroic, melancholy, very moving to me. The current lyrics are insipid. The melody was also the anthem of the former Soviet Union and was composed by Alexander Alexandrov. The lyrics to the old Soviet anthem were:
Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples, Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
The crescendo was at "O Party of Lenin!" In fact that's how the anthem was informally known. "O Party of Lenin" replaced with "Popular wisdom given by our forebears?" O my god, gag меня с ложкой.
Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics,
Great Russia has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our Soviet land!
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,Through tempests the sunrays of freedom have cheered us,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
Along the new path where great Lenin did lead.
To a righteous cause he raised up the peoples, Inspired them to labor and valorous deed.
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
In the vict'ry of Communism's deathless ideal,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to her fluttering scarlet banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!
Sing to the Motherland, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Party of Lenin, the strength of the people,
To Communism's triumph lead us on!
The crescendo was at "O Party of Lenin!" In fact that's how the anthem was informally known. "O Party of Lenin" replaced with "Popular wisdom given by our forebears?" O my god, gag меня с ложкой.
